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Cyrus Rafie, Medical Physicist

Cyrus Rafie, a medical physicist, is one of the most experienced users of hyperthermia in the world with more than 25 years of experience in hyperthermia research and treatment delivery. Cyrus Rafie established one of the most active hyperthermia treatment programs in the world and has been involved in hyperthermia treatments of more than 2,500 patients, totaling more than 10,000 treatment sessions.

He is experienced with a variety of hyperthermia technologies such as ultrasound, microwave, and localized current field, as well as using different techniques (deep, superficial, interstitial).  The type of hyperthermia and technique is chosen in order to achieve the maximum result for each patient.

Cyrus Rafie brings extensive experience and leadership from some of the area’s leading cancer centers. Previously, he served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Radiation Oncology department at the University of California, Los Angeles campus and the Revlon Breast Center, which is recognized as one of the foremost cancer treatment centers in the US.  He subsequently worked to improve operations at the University of California in Los Angeles’s Santa Monica Hospital, as the Interim Director of Operations.  He worked at Long Beach Memorial Hospital for over 20 years, beginning as a Research Associate and later a Medical Physicist in the Radiation Oncology Center, and was promoted to Director at the Long Beach Radiation Oncology and Director of the Cancer Breast Center.  Cyrus Rafie has co-authored several peer reviewed scientific papers in the field of hyperthermia, all published in major journals. In addition, he is a guest speaker at major national and international scientific meetings (American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Association of Community Cancer Programs (ACCC), International Clinical Hyperthermia Society, America Endocurietherapy Society (AES), California Leukemia Society (Member, Board of Directors).

Cyrus Rafie received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences from Loyola Marymount University, Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences from California State University of Dominguez Hills and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne.  He is a doctoral candidate at California Coast University. Currently he is involved in treating patients with hyperthermia at The Center for Thermal Oncology, a private clinic located in Santa Monica, CA.